All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Global tech chief warns UK tech talent is absent
A leading technology chief has warned that the UK’s position as a global tech hub is suffering due to a lack of tech talent within the country
New fintech regulations are actually driving innovation
Daniel Lloreda explores how traditional financial companies are adapting to new regulations and explains why stringent rules can provide a structured environment for innovation instead of stifling it
Signal: Software related bank recruitment collapses in H1 2023
Bank recruitment is down across most of the top 10 main occupation sectors in the first half of the year with software related job postings down by half compared to the first half of 2022
BIAN develops new ‘Coreless Banking’ concept with HSBC
The independent not-for-profit standards association, BIAN, announces the third iteration of its Coreless Banking initiative
Is the ‘de-banking’ of politicians important to UK consumers?
UK banks choosing to de-bank politicians who may have different political beliefs is not going to attract or deter customers, explains Phoebe Hodgson
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NetGuardians powers TM-Pro’s financial crime prevention services
NetGuardians teams up with Banking-as-a-Service provider TM-Pro to help tackle financial crime
Signal: Zopa raises another £75m
Total capital raised by UK digital challenger, Zopa Bank, reaches £530m with £150m raised in 2023
Central Bank digital currencies going global
CBDCs will not dethrone the dollar but will boost de-/re-globalisation. ‘BRICS currency’ talk will in practice turn out to mean a common platform for cross-border payments in CBDCs, explains Christopher Granville of TS Lombard
US banks report second quarter net income of $70.8bn, 5.7% up on year ago quarter
Net income for the 4,645 FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings institutions rises from the year ago quarter as growth in net interest income exceeded growth in provision expense and non-interest expense